Expired Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel6.12-tools-debuginfo package, versions <1:6.12.111-136.204.amzn2023


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.17% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-KERNEL612TOOLSDEBUGINFO-20858445
  • published13 Oct 2026
  • disclosed25 Sept 2026

Introduced: 25 Sep 2026

NewCVE-2026-98016  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-825  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 kernel6.12-tools-debuginfo to version 1:6.12.111-136.204.amzn2023 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2026-3193.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel6.12-tools-debuginfo package and not the kernel6.12-tools-debuginfo package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net/mlx5e: Fix use-after-free race in sample_restore_put()

Concurrent teardown of TC sample rules sharing the same restore context may re-read restore->count after dropping restore_lock. At that point another thread may already have completed cleanup and freed the restore object.

Use the result of the refcount decrement while holding restore_lock to determine whether cleanup is needed.

CVSS Base Scores

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